Along the northeastern coast of Mindanao Island of the Philippines, amidst the deserted villages in the region, local Filipinos still live a humble and primitive lifestyle.
Two young boys were riding a buffalo from their home to the farm to do various kinds of laborious work.
Not familiar with cameras, the boys were either feeling shy or afraid of their facial images being captured by the camera, simultaneously and instantly raising their arms to cover their faces.
Buffalo, as a means of transportation, is becoming less and less popular than diesel-powered tractors.
Kirby Ma is a passionate Chinese Canadian photographer based in Hong Kong, practicing street photography, portraits, landscape, cityscape, nature, and snaps.
Due to the nature of previous employment engagements, he was stationed in different countries such as Egypt, the Philippines, the USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, Taiwan, etc., and had close encounters and a better understanding of the local culture and people to extensively perform portraits and street photography.
His vision is to share the joy of photography and bring more happiness to the people.
Awards Year 2023
BIFA: 1 Bronze Award and 2 Honorable Mentions;
PX3: 1 Honorable Mention;
IPA: 1 Honorable Mention.
